As I was watching the Grammy's, I was certain that you all were either on line critiquing the show or reserving judgment for the next day..I guess I had both right.
Here are my comments:
1. I was blown away with Mary J.'s performance. Like #1 Leading Lady, I thought that at the end of that performance, Sister "Johnson" was going to have to put the white sheet over her...because it seemed as if she was all soo close to catching the Holy Ghost on the stage. The performance was not only electric, but came from a place of authenticity...Mary told her testimony....NO MORE DRAMA! She absolutely ripped it. That was the highlight of the show for me.
2. Why does Pink look like Enigma from Batman when he was on meltdown?
3. I think that it is a shame that India.Arie didn't win an award. My heart kept going out to her each time that her named was announced as a nominee, but never for the Grammy. The show was supposed to be all about Nelly, Alicia, and India (per the advertisements in Ebony, Vibe, Rolling Stone, etc.) and she was the only one of the three to walk away with nothing...
But, I do believe that Alicia's PR people are tight...I was entirely too tired of seeing that child's mug by Grammy night...
She was everywhere...on the cover of Seventeen (a great move for her because that age bracket purchases a lot of CDs), Ebony, Jet, inside of Essence, and on almost all of the major TV outlets...she has truly been all over the place. And, to tell you the truth..it has annoyed me because I kept hearing her over, and over...but its clear...that's what it takes. It works like that for the Oscars...for political campaigns....everything...the more people see your name...the more they will vote for you. I really didn't see India.Arie getting her PR thang on like that.
4. I think that U2 was trying to get India.Arie to come out with them. And she was letting them know that its cool.
5. Did she go home and cry? Hmmm now lets see...if you had poured your heart out on a record....and have provided folk with a meaningful message...what would you do. Probably shed a few tears. But, for her, she will need to meet with her PR people and get them to work better with her to get her name out there next time.